Plowright Surname

243,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Plowright Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the ploughwright,' a maker of ploughs; compare Plowsmith.

William le Plowritte, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William le Ploughwryte, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas Hyneson, ploghtvryght, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Plowright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8161:68,2827,897
Australia2571:105,04211,793
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Jamaica1261:22,7771,897
Canada1221:302,01327,942
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
France51:13,284,544357,392
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5391:45,2235,639
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Plowright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the ploughwright,' a maker of ploughs; compare Plowsmith.

William le Plowritte, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William le Ploughwryte, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas Hyneson, ploghtvryght, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Catherine Ploughwright, Yorkshire, Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

1778. Married — Thomas Lloyd and Mary Plowright: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

PLEWRIGHT: From the occupation, 'one who makes or mends ploughs.' in the Promptorium Parvulorum, c. 1440, plowwryte is defined 'carrucarius.' William Plewryght is recorded in Thornescheillis in 1649 (Pont). George Plowright, indweller in Cunyngham Baidland in 1662 is probably George Plewright, witness at Ayr in the same year (Hunter, p. 60, 04).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Plough-Maker [Middle English plowwrighte; Old English plóh + wyrhta]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A maker of ploughs. See under Wright. Le Plowritte. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Plougouvert; a location name in Normandy (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Plowright Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Plowright Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Plowright occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plowright? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 243,941st most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,459,942 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Plowright reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 816 people, or 1 in 68,282. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside and Surrey, where 7 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Plowright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plowright has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plowright Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Plowright last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Plowright surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55% registered with the political party.

The amount Plowright earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.21% more than the national average, earning R 349,824 per year; in United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $51,088 CAD per year.

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